Royals 6-5 Cardinals (Jun 19, 2026) Final Score

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

5–6

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 13 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 5 of 18

Batting

4.55Runs per game4.14
0.247Batting average0.246
0.325On-base percentage0.320
0.396Slugging percentage0.390
0.721OPS0.710
1.14Home runs per game0.95
8.33Hits per game8.26
83Home runs72
50Stolen bases59

Pitching

4.19ERA4.48
1.34WHIP1.38
7.76Strikeouts per nine7.99
3.32Walks per nine3.86
4.16Runs allowed per game4.41
0.255Opponent batting average0.252
563Pitching strikeouts597
28Quality starts35
23Saves19

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	STL ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	-120	+100
FFanDuel	+1.5	9.5	-120	+102
BBetMGM	+1.5	9	-120	+100
CCaesars	+1.5	9	-120	+100
BBetOnline	+1.5	9	-118	+107
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-125	+102
BBetus	+1.5	9	-115	+105
BBovada	+1.5	9	-122	+102
FFanatics	+1.5	9	-120	+100
LLowVig	+1.5	9	-118	+107
MMyBookie	+1.5	9	-119	+101

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Jun 19, 2026

8:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

STL

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	14th	18th
KC	22nd	19th

Matchup

STLKC

40-33Record31-45
54.8%Win %40.8%
21-17Home record18-21
19-16Road record13-24
5-5Last 104-6
-2Streak2
+3Run diff-43
12-8Division12-15
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
STL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
KC	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	—	6

Team Stats

STLStatKC

5Runs6
8Hits9
1Errors0
0Home runs1
5RBI6
0Stolen bases0
1K (bat)3
3K (pit)1
3BB (pit)4

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Masyn WinnSS	4	1	1	1	0
Blaze Jordan3B	4	0	1	2	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	1	0	0
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	0	0	0	0
Lars NootbaarLF	4	1	1	0	0
Jimmy CrooksC	3	0	0	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	3	0	2	1	0
Jose FerminLF	2	0	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraDH	2	1	1	1	2
Nathan ChurchLF	1	1	1	0	1
Bryan TorresLF	0	0	0	0	0
Nelson VelazquezLF	0	1	0	0	1

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael McGreevySP	5.0	8	5	5	1	2
Matt SvansonRP	2.0	0	0	0	1	1
George SorianoRP	1.0	1	1	1	1	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Lane ThomasCF	4	1	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Isaac CollinsLF	4	0	2	0	2	0
Jac CaglianoneRF	4	2	2	1	2	0
Michael Massey2B	4	1	1	0	1	0
Salvador PerezC	4	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Loftin2B	3	1	0	0	0	1
John RaveRF	2	1	1	0	0	2
Tyler Tolbert2B	2	0	0	0	1	0

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Seth LugoSP	6.0	5	2	1	3	0
Daniel Lynch IVRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
John SchreiberRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
Matt StrahmRP	0.2	2	3	3	1	0
Alex LangeRP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0

Scoring Summary

84 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt grounded out to first.
0-0
Top
Herrera walked. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was upheld
0-0
Top
Burleson doubled to right, Herrera to third.
0-0
Top
Walker hit sacrifice fly to right, Herrera scored, Burleson to third.
1-0
Top
Nootbaar flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen singled to center.
1-0
Bottom
Thomas grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Jensen out at second.
1-0
Bottom
Caglianone struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Winn popped out to second.
1-0
Top
Crooks flied out to center.
1-0
Top
Jordan grounded out to first.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Perez flied out to left.
1-0
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Loftin struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Church walked.
1-0
Top
Church to second on passed ball by Jensen.
1-0
Top
Wetherholt flied out to left.
1-0
Top
Herrera singled to right, Church scored.
2-0
Top
Burleson grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Herrera out at second.
2-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Rave doubled to second.
2-0
Bottom
Collins grounded out to shortstop, Rave to third.
2-0
Bottom
Tolbert grounded out to third.
2-0
Bottom
Jensen fouled out to left.
2-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Walker singled to right.
2-0
Top
Walker picked off first.
2-0
Top
Nootbaar singled to center.
2-0
Top
Winn grounded into double play, second to first, Nootbaar out at second.
2-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Thomas doubled to left.
2-0
Bottom
Caglianone singled to center, Thomas scored.
2-1
Bottom
Perez grounded out to third, Caglianone to second.
2-1
Bottom
Massey singled to center, Caglianone scored on error, Massey safe at second on throwing error by center fielder Church.
2-2
Bottom
Loftin lined out to center.
2-2
Bottom
Rave walked.
2-2
Bottom
Collins doubled to left, Rave scored and Massey scored.
2-4
Bottom
Tolbert grounded out to third.
2-4

Inning 5 Top

Top
Crooks grounded out to second.
2-4
Top
Jordan grounded out to shortstop.
2-4
Top
Church tripled to left.
2-4
Top
Wetherholt grounded out to pitcher.
2-4

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen grounded out to second.
2-4
Bottom
Thomas grounded out to third.
2-4
Bottom
Caglianone homered to left (404 feet).
2-5
Bottom
Perez doubled to left.
2-5
Bottom
Massey grounded out to first.
2-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Herrera walked.
2-5
Top
Burleson grounded into fielder's choice to second, Herrera out at second.
2-5
Top
Walker grounded out to pitcher, Burleson to second.
2-5
Top
Nootbaar flied out to center.
2-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Soriano relieved McGreevy
2-5
Bottom
Loftin walked. St Louis Cardinals challenged call on the field was upheld
2-5
Bottom
Rave bunt popped out to third.
2-5
Bottom
Collins doubled to right, Loftin to third.
2-5
Bottom
Tolbert hit sacrifice fly to center, Loftin scored, Collins to third.
2-6
Bottom
Jensen lined out to left.
2-6

Inning 7 Top

Top
Schreiber relieved Lugo
2-6
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
2-6
Top
Crooks grounded out to shortstop.
2-6
Top
Jordan grounded out to second.
2-6

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Svanson relieved Soriano
2-6
Bottom
Thomas popped out to shortstop.
2-6
Bottom
Caglianone grounded out to first.
2-6
Bottom
Perez popped out to shortstop.
2-6

Inning 8 Top

Top
Lynch IV relieved Schreiber
2-6
Top
Fermín hit for Church
2-6
Top
Fermín grounded out to third.
2-6
Top
Wetherholt grounded out to shortstop.
2-6
Top
Herrera grounded out to second.
2-6

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Fermín in center field.
2-6
Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
2-6
Bottom
Loftin grounded out to third.
2-6
Bottom
Rave walked.
2-6
Bottom
Collins grounded out to second. Kansas City Royals challenged call on the field was upheld
2-6

Inning 9 Top

Top
Strahm relieved Lynch IV
2-6
Top
Burleson flied out to left.
2-6
Top
Walker singled to left.
2-6
Top
Nootbaar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Walker out at second.
2-6
Top
Winn doubled to left, Nootbaar scored.
3-6
Top
Velázquez hit for Crooks
3-6
Top
Velázquez walked.
3-6
Top
Lange relieved Strahm
3-6
Top
Velázquez to second on wild pitch by Lange, Winn to third on wild pitch by Lange.
3-6
Top
Jordan singled to right, Winn scored and Velázquez scored.
5-6
Top
Torres ran for Jordan
5-6
Top
Fermín grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Torres out at second.
5-6

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